Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) announced this week that it paid $2.5 billion to acquire Swedish gaming company Mojang, maker of the popular Minecraft game. Analysts are starting to weigh in on that deal, and those at Morgan Stanley think it’s a smart way for the company to use its offshore cash. Some investors may be disappointed that Microsoft is investing in its consumer business rather … Continue reading Active Stock in News: A Review of the Deal Between Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) & Minecraft

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) scores another acquisition and this time its the popular PC game Minecraft for about $2.5 billion. This could possibly be a big move for the company’s Xbox gaming empire. Microsoft announced the acquisition on Monday and added that the deal won’t be final until the end of the year. Microsoft’s latest acquisition is to purchase Minecraft as a way to boost … Continue reading (NASDAQ MSFT) Microsoft Buys Minecraft : What impact on stock valuation?

In 2014, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) has not been the most favorite tech stock for many investors. Many investors preferred Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOGL) over Microsoft. But, Microsoft has displayed a consistent growth with a 9% increase in share price YTD. Chairman and Co-founder of StockTwits, Howard Lindzon said, “I think, they don’t necessarily deserve one in the year 2014. … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) News: Microsoft & Impending Acquisitions

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) was not fully transparent regarding the sales information of its software, web browser and media player distributed in China, according to an antitrust regulator in the country. Last month, officials from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) for the People’s Republic of China raided the offices of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shanghai. At the … Continue reading Stock Review: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Having Transparency Issues in China

Wednesday, before the opening day of the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq MSFT) announced new cloud-first media services, including HD-quality live streaming that supports today’s most popular devices and platforms, end-to-end content protection capabilities, and a new service that simplifies the indexing of audio and video content and makes it easier to search. These new capabilities are part of Microsoft Azure Media Services, … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Goes into Cloud